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10 votes
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Hello
Hello, I am el fox. Just joined today and kind of lurking trying to figure out where to eventually dive in. What do I need to know about interacting here? And how about that Elon Musk? I think he...
Hello, I am el fox. Just joined today and kind of lurking trying to figure out where to eventually dive in. What do I need to know about interacting here?
And how about that Elon Musk? I think he might have just flown a little too close to the Sun. At this point I hope he just steps down and takes a less forward facing role in the company and gets himself together. Really rooting for it to work out. Sad to see someone so far off the rails.
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Lil Wayne - Tha Carter V (2018)
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The eternal life of the instant noodle
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My career as an international blood smuggler
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How to deal with a friend gone cynical?
I have a friend at the office, who is very dear to me. I don't have many friends, and I've known this person for over five years. But recently they've become increasingly cynical and sometimes...
I have a friend at the office, who is very dear to me. I don't have many friends, and I've known this person for over five years. But recently they've become increasingly cynical and sometimes outright toxic. Saying things like "our job doesn't matter", "nobody cares", and "you should stop trying to improve things". The company we work for had incompetent managers for the last couple of years, who were ignoring issues and basically making it up as they go. The management was basically purged, and now there are a lot of new people. So I guess it is my friend's way to cope with the situation. But it feels unhealthy, because recently they started lashing out on people, including new people who have done nothing wrong yet.
I am honestly kind of afraid to bring this issue up to them, because (a) I am afraid to lose them and (b) they will probably respond with something along the lines of "you don't know what I've been through", or "eff off", or plain old silence. I feel like they are hurting, but I don't know how to help.
What should I do? Should I do anything at all?
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Reddit announces a "revamp" of quarantined subreddits, then quarantines multiple major subreddits
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HBO says it is leaving the boxing business
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Site Idea: Gather links from multiple sources on the same topics and put them together
This all started about 5 minutes ago because I added a link to the EFF story on the post of the Gizmodo article submission about Facebook sharing phone numbers used for 2FA with advertisers, but...
This all started about 5 minutes ago because I added a link to the EFF story on the post of the Gizmodo article submission about Facebook sharing phone numbers used for 2FA with advertisers, but the more I thought about it in the past 5 minutes since that comment I think it could be more.
There's more information out there and available than ever before. The barrier for for entry on content creation is lower than ever. However this has led to the easy-spread of misinformation. It's not that the right info isn't out there, it's that finding it is harder now.
The idea is to have a site that is essentially a link aggregator. But what makes it different is that if you find a site that talks about the same thing you can tack on the article to the post. Ergo making posts about events, not articles. Bringing sources together and making cross referencing easy.
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The real reason Google made Android
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Started working with vectors
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Mount Eerie - Forest Fire (2017)
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John Carmack keynote at Occulus Connect 5
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US President Donald Trump’s UN press conference, annotated
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Every way to cook a chicken breast (thirty-two methods) | Bon Appétit
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'Rank socialism': Facebook removes senator's official page over hate speech
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Ronnie Butler & The Ramblers - Echoes Of My Mind (Cover of Nilsson's "Everybody's Talkin'")
4 votes -
Chevy Chase can’t change
11 votes -
Hillary Clinton makes surprise appearance on 'Murphy Brown' premiere
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Dean Blunt - Soul on fire (2018)
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The US was once a leader for healthcare and education — now it ranks 27th in the world
9 votes -
Women are not 'chattel,' says India's Supreme Court in striking down adultery law
9 votes -
Human-driven climate change is literally making Earth ‘wobble’
10 votes -
Research: Japanese Fans' Most Anticipated TV Anime of Fall 2018
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Suggestion: Add a show all posts by x button
As a lurker on the somethingawful forums one of my favorite features is a button which will show all the posts a single person has made in a thread. It'd be really handy if someone (like the OP)...
As a lurker on the somethingawful forums one of my favorite features is a button which will show all the posts a single person has made in a thread. It'd be really handy if someone (like the OP) is answering questions about a topic. It's really nice to have on a more traditional forum website, but I'm not sure how useful it'd be here. Regardless, I thought I would suggest it.
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Wild horse groups clash with US Bureau of Land Management over new policies
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Introducing Cloudflare Registrar
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San Holo - forever free (2018)
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Heat Signature's "Space Birthday" update released - daily challenge, character traits, 4 unique enemies, 20 features, and on sale for 40% off
8 votes -
Putin's 'tourist' accused of nerve agent attack turns out to be a highly decorated Russian intelligence officer
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Bradley Cooper is not really into this profile - In “A Star Is Born,” his directorial debut, Mr. Cooper wrangles with the celebrity industrial complex
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Dermatologist says no one ‘actually requires moisturizer’ — is that true?
6 votes -
Elon Musk accused by SEC of misleading investors in August tweet
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US Secret Service warns of surge in ATM ‘wiretapping’ attacks
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Here's proof that Russian-backed accounts pushed the Nike boycott
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Trans girl: 'Going to Brownies felt natural'
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Everything you know about obesity is wrong
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Motivation through consumption
Hi all, I've been trying to transition to an anti-consumption and zero-waste life for a year or two now. Just a disclaimer that I'm using "anti-consumption" and "zero-waste" really loosely here....
Hi all,
I've been trying to transition to an anti-consumption and zero-waste life for a year or two now. Just a disclaimer that I'm using "anti-consumption" and "zero-waste" really loosely here. The changes I've made so far are all pretty small, but I'll like to think, consistent and sustainable (at least for me).
Today, I wanted to specifically talk about my hobbies. I play video games, board games, read, write, paint, and do a variety of crafts (jewelry making, crocheting, sewing, card making and more). As you can imagine, my hobbies have been a very consumption and plastic waste heavy part of my life. I had games I never got to or played only once, shelves of books I never read, paint supplies I never opened, boxes of crafting material I never used and more.
My hobbies were also a very easy part to let go off. I had very limited hours in a day, so acknowledging there was no reason to buy anything in advance was already a huge change. Now, I never get anything I'm not immediately using (even if it's on sale or the last one). I also try to only buy second hand, which is really impossible when you need a specific paint colour or something, so I usually end up just making do or doing without. I also stopped watching YouTube tutorial or product comparison videos because I found they all felt like advertising. (I do still watch YT when I'm looking for something specific, like how to fix a X, just no longer browsed).
...until last night. I don't know why, but I started watching a bunch of watercolouring technique videos. Little history, I went from watercolouring pretty much every day and then sort of just stopped around March this year. Life got busy and I just didn't find the time.
And I couldn't help my notice that consuming these videos, and wandering around art supply shops and buying new paint was a huge motivation for me to paint. I wanted to try new techniques or new products. Browsing let me daydream about what I could do, what I could make. Buying something new gave me a certain excitement to be creative, to get to work.
So now I'm thinking maybe I need to adjust my balance a bit and give myself a treat a bit more than I have. Though the idea of basically buying motivation doesn't sit all that well with me...
So, I'm done babbling, anyone else feel this way? Any tips?
11 votes -
US President Donald Trump urges world to reject globalism in UN speech that draws mocking laughter
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China's Social Credit system: The first modern digital dictatorship
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Needy Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan changes tune on Berlin
10 votes -
Sardonicast #01 Discussion (Cloverfield Paradox, Oscar Nominations)
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Chile unveils 2,800km Patagonian Route of Parks hiking trail
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'Distracted boyfriend' advert ruled sexist
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Google’s Eric Schmidt accidentally discovers labor unions
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Question about how votes affect comment placement
Sorry if this has been discussed already, I wasn't sure how to find it. I'm curious if votes on child comments affect the placement of their parent comments. Imagine this scenario: Comment 1 (25...
Sorry if this has been discussed already, I wasn't sure how to find it. I'm curious if votes on child comments affect the placement of their parent comments. Imagine this scenario:
- Comment 1 (25 votes)
- Comment 2 (2 votes)
- Comment 3 (150 votes)
In this example, would the popularity of #3 cause #2 to be positioned above #1?
Edit: Oh the nested list formatting looks weird. Comment 3 is meant to be a child of Comment 2, if that wasn't clear.
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What are your productivity hacks?
What are your techniques/tricks for being more productive day to day?
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Is neoliberalism destroying the world?
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iPhone Xs max durability test
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Do not fall into Oracle's Java 11 trap (Use OpenJDK instead)
31 votes